According to the latest report of the
Philippine Statistics Authoriy (PSA),
poverty incidence or the proportion of
people below the poverty threshold to
the total population of the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR) was
estimated at 26.7 percent for the rst
semester of 2015. This is based on the
result of the income data from the rst visit
of the Family Income and Expenditure
Survey (FIES) conducted in July 2015.
During the same period in 2012, poverty
incidence of the region was recorded at
28.7 percent.
Subsistence incidence among
Cordillerans, on the other hand was
estimated at 12.5 percent in the rst
half of 2015, 3.5 percentage points
lower compared to the recorded 16.0
percent in the rst semester of 2012.
Subsistence incidence is the proportion
of people whose incomes fall below the
food threshold. This is often referred to
as the proportion of people in extreme or
subsistence poverty.
For the whole country, the poverty
and subsistence incidences for the rst
semester of 2015 were estimated at 26.3
percent and 12.1 percent, respectively.
Comparing with the same period in
2012, the national poverty incidence
decreased by 1.6 percentage points
while subsistence poor decreased by 1.3
percentage points.
Food threshold is the minimum income
required to meet basic food needs and
satisfy the nutritional requirements set by
the Food and Nutrition Research Institute
(FNRI) to ensure that one remains
economically and socially productive. It is
used to measure extreme or subsistence
poverty. Poverty threshold or poverty
line is a similar concept expanded to
include basic non-food needs such
as clothing, housing, transportation,
health and education expenses.
In the Cordillera region, a family of ve
needed a monthly average of PhP 6,390
on the minimum to meet the family’s basic
food needs and a monthly average of
PhP 9,181 at the least to meet both
basic food and non-food needs. The rst
semester 2015 regional food and poverty
threshold increased by about 13 percent
compared to the rst semester 2012
thresholds.
The poverty incidence among families
in CAR was estimated at 20.6 percent
during the rst semester of 2015 based
on the rst visit of 2015 FIES. Compared
to the recorded 22.6 percent in the
rst semester of 2012, the incidence
went down by 2 percentage points.
The subsistence incidence among
families or families in extreme poverty
in the region also went down by 3.1
percentage points, from 12.3 percent in
rst semester 2012 to 9.2 percent in rst
semester 2015. - AFRB
CAR poverty incidence
estimated at 26.7% during
the rst semester of 2015
gangsa
Newsletter of the Philippine Statistics Authority - Cordillera Administrative Region (PSA-CAR)
Volume 1, No. 1 January - March 2016
A gangsa (gong) is an indigenous musical instrument of
the Igorots (“people of the mountain”) of the Cordillera
region. It is usually played during cultural celebrations,
rituals and festivities. It is a cultural symbol of fellowship
and unity among the Igorots.
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PSA-CAR introduces
Dir. Villafe Alibuyog
as new Regional
Director
The Philippine
Statistics
Authority (PSA)
- Cordillera
Administrative
Region (CAR)
introduces Dir.
Villafe P. Alibuyog
as its new
Regional Director
starting March
8, 2016. As the
new Head of the
Regional Ofce,
Dir. Alibuyog will
lead the Staff in
pursuing the vision of PSA to be a “solid,
responsive, and world-class authority on
quality statistics and civil registration”
in the region. Her leadership brings with
her 26 years of service with the Agency
starting as a mere Enumerator/Statistical
Researcher in 1989 of the former National
Statistics Ofce (NSO), now Philippine
Statistics Authority. She holds a Master’s
Degree in Development Management
from the Development Academy of the
Philippines (DAP) and completed a 6
month-long Training Course in Modules
on Core Ofcial Statistics in Chiba, Japan
under the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) in 2002. Many followed
her progress with much interest as she
worked hard and faithful resulting to her
succesive promotions through series of
increasing responsible positions.
A woman of integrity and sound ideals
as everyone sees her, her enthusiasm,
persistence and willingness to work hard
and long exemplies her commitment to
the Agency’s mission and vision. Her out-
and-out experience, in addition to her
specialized trainings and education has
effectively leveraged her capability and
leadership skills - making her t to take
more responsibility as Director of the
Regional Ofce. -
JRB
Dir. Villafe Alibuyog signs her appointment
as new PSA-CAR Regional Director
at the PSA Central Ofce. - psa-car
27
th
National Statistics Month
October 2016
Theme: “
Sustainable Development: Making Statistics Count
”
13
th
National Convention on Statistics
will be on October 3-4, 2016
at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City
For more info, please call PSA-CAR at Telefax no. (074)442-7449 or
email at socd_psacar@yahoo.com
Register Now!
Kankanaey is
the dominant
ethno-linguistic
group in the
Cordillera
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January - March 2016
The 2010 Census of Population
and Housing (CPH) revealed that
Kankanaey was the dominant ethno-
linguistic group in the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR)
comprising 17.1 percent of the
total population in the region. They
were mostly found in the province
of Benguet with 44.8 percent of
the total provincial population.
Benguet Kankanaeys made up
11.2 percent of the region’s total.
A total of 36,854 Kankanaeys
also resided in Baguio City and
48, 857 in Mountain Province,
comprising 11.7 and 31.7 percent of
their total population, respectively.
Kalingas were the second biggest
ethnolinguistic group comprising 9.4
percent of the population, followed
by the Ibaloys (9.0%) and the Ifugaos
(8.7%).
Meanwhile, there were only a
handful of Iwaks in the region with
a population of only 192. Most of
them (166 in number) were found
in Benguet, 19 in Baguio City, 4 in
Ifugao, 2 in Kalinga and only 1 in
Mountain Province.
Almost a third (32.6%) of the
region’s population was non-
indigenous and residing mostly in the
highly urbanized city of Baguio.
HOUSEHOLD POPULATION BY ETHNO-LINGUISTIC GROUPS IN CAR, BY PROVINCE/CITY
Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing
Ethno-Linguistic
Group
CAR Abra Apayao Baguio
City
Benguet
Ifugao Kalinga
Mt.
Province
Applai 64,271 0 1,379 19,903 10,163 0 4,382 28,444
Balangao 1/ 25,486 5 7 1,678 261 724 1,942 20,869
Bontok 51,330 32 145 14,931 8,862 544 5,762 21,054
Ibaloy 145,010 84 1,470 21,292 120,741 431 367 625
Ifugao 2/ 140,653 107 101 10,635 7,423 120,874 383 1,130
Isnag 37,399 138 36,406 373 224 21 220 17
Iwak 3/ 192 0 0 19 166 4 2 1
Kalanguya 4/ 39,412 11 52 1,354 16,470 21,035 30 460
Kalinga 150,808 108 3,765 5,759 5,716 349 132,343 2,768
Kankanaey 276,195 296 4,070 36,854 180,516 1,650 3,952 48,857
Karao 1,681 0 1 17 1,643 0 0 20
Tingguian 5/ 26,625 22,934 1,293 1,264 363 97 597 77
Other Indigenous Ethnic
Groups 6/
106,768 49,238 8,794 7,027 3,056 18,442 11,225 8,994
Muslim Ethnic Goups 7/ 715 98 46 281 101 75 56 58
Non-indigenous Ethnic
Groups 8/
526,176 160,725 54,941 190,126 46,710 25,699 39,737 8,230
Other Muslim Ethnic
Groups 9/
3,774 148 41 2,864 429 56 177 59
Others not classied above 15,174 76 12 1,423 285 947 31 12,400
TOTAL 1,611,669 234,000 112,523 315,800 403,129 190,948 201,206 154,063
Notes:
1/ Includes Balangao and Baliwon/Gaddang.
2/ Includes Ifugao, Ayangan and Tuwali.
3/ Sometimes known as Iowak, Owak or I-wak.
4/ Includes Kalanguya and Kalanguya/Ikalahan.
5/ Sometimes known as Itneg.
6/ As identied by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
7/ As identied by NCIP and National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).
8/ As listed by the National Statistics Ofce for the census.
9/ As identied by NCMF.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (National Statistics Ofce)
In honor of women’s contribution to all
aspects of development in society, and
to step-up initiatives on gender equality,
women empowerment, and women’s rights
and welfare, International Women’s Month
is celebrated every month of March. In the
Philippines, March 8 of every year was
declared as National Women’s Day by
virtue of Republic Act No. 6949 issued by
then President Corazon Aquino on April 10,
1990. The Act encourages all government
agencies, instrumentalities and the private
sector to engage and participate in all
activities in celebration of women’s day.
This year’s theme, “Kapakanan ni Juana,
Isama sa Agenda!” highlights the importance
of incorporating women’s concerns in the
plans and programs of the government and
the private sector. In support of Women’s
Month and as commitment to gender and
development agenda, the regional and
Benguet provincial staff of PSA-CAR joined
government agencies, the City Government
of Baguio, Barangay LGUs and private
organizations in the kick-off program held at
the Baguio Convention Center, and parade
along the City’s main thoroughfares last March
8, 2015. Part of the month-long celebration
at PSA-CAR was a weeding and clearing
activity at the PSA-adopted forest area in
Busol Watershed. A health and wellness cum
nature trekking to Mt. Yangbew, La Trinidad,
Benguet last March 31, 2016 culminated the
women’s month celebration.
- JRB
PSA-CAR celebrates National Women’s Month
PSA-CAR and Benguet Provincial Staff ended
women’s month celebration with weeding and
clearing activity at the PSA- adopted forest site, Busol
Watershed - AMC
“Who says we cannot touch the sky?” - at Mt.
Yangbew. - AMC
The newsletter is prepared by the
Statistical Operations and Coordination
Division (SOCD) of PSA-CAR
Editor-in-Chief
Aldrin Federico R. Bahit Jr., OIC-Chief
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Jezl R. Boado, IO
Managing Editor
Camille Carla U. Beltran, SSS
Staff/Contributors
Jocelyn O. Tayaban, SS II
Betina Joy E. Villanueva, SS II
Ma. Gina V. De Guzman, SS II
Warren B. Mamanteo, SS II
Aimee M. Cabay, AS
Brozybroz Y. Mateo, AS
Cherry D. Kiaw, AS
Dennis D. Gundran, AS
Layout Artists
Aimee M. Cabay, AS
Winsky B. Salisa, ISA
Adviser
Villafe P. Alibuyog
Regional Director
Ofce address: 141 CTLL Bldg. Abanao
Extension, Baguio City,
Telephone No.: 443-7763
Email: psacordillera@yahoo.com.ph/
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PSA-CAR Newsletter
Cabbage is a leafy, round and oval-
shaped vegetable. It consists of soft, light
green or whitish inner leaves covered with
hard and dark green outer leaves. It is
widely used throughout the world and can
be prepared in number of ways, but most
commonly, it is included as either cooked
or raw part of many salads. Cabbage is
also benecial in curing various health
ailments such as Vitamin C and Sulphur
deciency, for cancer prevention, for eye,
bone and brain health and many more.
A total of 127,986.50 metric
tons of cabbage were produced by
farmers in the Philippines for year
2014, where 77.76 percent of this
came from Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR) with total of
99,520.12 metric tons harvested
from an area 3, 366.6 hectares. This
was followed by Central Visayas
and Northern Mindanao with 6.79
percent (8,687.92 metric tons)
and 5.24 percent (6,709.74 mettric
tons), respectively.
Cabbage production in CAR
decreased by 0.44% or 437.48
metric tons from the total production
of 99,957.60 metric tons in year
2013. Severe weather conditions such
as strong rains and typhoons that hit the
Cordillera region in 2014 were among
the factors that were attributed to the
unexpected decrease in production.
Among the provinces, Benguet remain
as the highest cabbage producer at 85.55
percent, followed by Mt. Province at 13.91
percent. Ifugao and Kalinga produced
only 0.51 percent and 0.03 percent,
respectively. - BYM
CAR contributes 78 percent share of PHIL’s
Cabbage production
Production Volume (metric tons) of
Cabbage, by Region, Philippines: 2014
Region Production Percentage
PHILIPPINES 127,986.49 100.00
Cordillera Administrative
Region
99,520.12 77.76
Ilocos Region 3,215.06 2.51
Cagayan Valley 1,188.67 0.93
Central Luzon 0.00 0.00
Calabarzon 828.29 0.65
Mimaropa 29.65 0.02
Bicol Region 186.76 0.15
Western Visayas 440.67 0.34
Central Visayas 8,687.92 6.79
Easter Visayas 132.75 0.10
Zamboanga Peninsula 773.03 0.60
Northern Mindanao 6,709.74 5.24
Davao Region 4,246.66 3.32
SOCCSKSARGEN 1,563.68 1.22
CARAGA 3.76 0.00
ARMM 459.73 0.36
Regional staff and Division Chiefs of
agencies in the Cordillera which included
NEDA, MGB, EMB, and the WWRRC
together with PSA - CAR and Provincial
Ofces were trained on the System of
Environmental-Economic Accounting
(SEEA) 2012 Central Framework last April
6-8, 2016 at the Newtown Plaza Hotel,
Baguio City. The SEEA 2012 Central
Framework is the international standard
for environment-economic accounting
adopted by the United Nations Statistics
Commission.
The team of trainers came from the
PSA Central Ofce headed by Assistant
National Statistician Vivian R. Ilarina,
Director Benjamin Arsenio Y. Navarro
and Senior Statistician George S. Ngolab
of International Cooperation Unit (ICU),
and Chief Statistical Specialist Edward P.
Lopez-Dee and Senior Statistician Virginia
M. Bathan of Environment and Natural
Resources Accounts Division (ENRAD).
The participants were familiarized on the
concepts of System of National Accounts
(SNA) and SEEA 2012 framework, and the
new data requirements of the framework
for a more systematic environmental and
natural resource (ENR) accounting in the
region. They were also engaged in skills
development through exercises and eld
visit to the Puguis Communal Forest on
the last day of the training.
Further, the result of the asset
accounting conducted by the previous
ENRA-CAR Project Team, and the plan
to revive the project team was raised
during the training. PSA-CAR Regional
Director Villafe P. Allibuyog advised the
group to work together for the success of
the project given the committed technical
assistance, training and consultation by
ANS Ilarina.
The training is part of PSA’s initiative
to efciently compile the regional
environmental accounts under the
Philippine Economic-Environmental and
Natural Resource Accounting (PEENRA)
Project, and serves as advocacy for
partner agencies and data producers to
support the environmental and natural
resource accounts compilation in the
region. - CDK
Agencies trained on
accounting environment
& natural resources
Percentage Distribution (Production
Volume) of Cabbage, by Province, CAR:
2014
Mr. Mateo, the PSA cabbage man
carries newly-harvested cabbage to a
waiting vegetable truck dealer. - BYM
Right: Dir. Navarro
and DENR Staff
illustrate the standard
measurement of a
tree’s diameter, which
starts approximately
at 1.3 meters from
the ground. Left: Dir.
Alibuyog presents a
token to Ms. Bathan as
one of SEEA Training
lecturer. - AMC
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January - March 2016
The Census Serbilis Center –
Baguio City processed a total of 82,496
documents with an average of 1,378 daily
transactions for the First Quarter of 2016.
The Certicate of Live Birth comprised
the bulk of documents requested at
74.15 percent followed by the Certicate
of Marriage (COM) at 14.26 percent,
and Certicate of No Marriage Record
(CENOMAR) at 9.74 percent.
Meanwhile, the least requested
document was the Certicate of Death
(COD) at 1.84 percent. For the past
three months, the average monthly
transaction was at 27,500.
When compared to the same
period last year, transactions during the
1st quarter of 2015 increased by 8,000
with a daily transaction increase of 150.
The Census Serbilis Center is
currently manned by 26 Civil Registration
Services (CRS) staff. - JRB
Request for civil registry
documents increased during the
rst semester of 2016
Type of Documents Number of
Transactions
Percentage (%)
TOTAL 82,496.00 100.00
Certicate of Live Birth 61,171.00 74.15
Certicate of Marriage 11,768.00 14.26
Certicate of No Marriage Record 8,038.00 9.74
Certicate of Death 1,519.00 1.84
The Baguio Serbilis outlet facilitates
the processing of electronic endorsements
that are requested by clients for clearer
copy of newly registered documents.
The documents undergo verication of
contents or entries and approval at the
Central Ofce Facility for a period of ten
days.
For the rst quarter of the year,
a total of 1,171 documents were
applied for electronic endorsements.
From the requests, 82 percent or 960
were approved, while 18 percent or
211 were disapproved by the central
facility. Requests for e-endorsements of
Certicates of Live Birth had an approval
rate of 77 percent, while 13 percent for
Certicates of Marriage, and 9 percent for
Certicates of Death.
Out of the 903 applications for
e-endorsements of Certicates of Live
Birth during the quarter, 708 documents
(78 percent) were approved and 195
documents (22 percent) were disapproved.
Electronic endorsements for Certicates
of Marriage had an approval rate of 93
percent and 95 percent for Certicates of
Death. - JRB
Processing of electronic endorsements
of civil registry documents has an
approval rate of 82%
Month
Certicate of Live Birth Certicate of Marriage Certicate of Death
Approved Disapproved Approved Disapproved Approved Disapproved
January 207 69 62 3 18 3
February 243 61 36 4 76 1
March 258 65 49 4 11 1
Subtotal 708 195 147 11 105 5
GRANDTOTAL 1,171
Mr. Accatan distributes civil registry documents to
clients at the CRS Releasing Section. - AMC
Staff search and verify records of civil registry
documents at the CRS Database. - AMC
Did you know that......
your one peso in 2006 is worth 71
centavos today?
In March 2016, the value of peso in the Cordillera decreased to 71 centavos
compared to previous year’s 72 centavos. This means that the value of the same
basket of goods and services that could be bought for 71 pesos in March 2006 is
worth 100 pesos in March 2016. - AMC
5
PSA-CAR Newsletter
98 ofcers registered and
authorized to solemnize
marriage in CAR
A total of 98 Solemnizing Ofcers
from all over the region were issued
Certicates for Registration of the
Authority to Solemnize Marriage
(CRASM) this rst quarter of 2016.
Baguio City had 32 authorized
solemnizing ofcers, while other
municipalities of Benguet registered 24
ofcers. Ifugao had 18 ofcers issued
with CRASM. Abra and Apayao had
the least with only 2 and 3 ofcers
authorized to administer marriage in the
province. - AMC
Number of Approved CRASM
Province January-
March
TOTAL 98
Abra 2
Apayao 3
Benguet
Baguio City 32
Other Municipalities 24
Ifugao 18
Every quarter of the year, a customer
satisfaction survey is administered at the
Census Serbilis Center to generate the
views of clients on the frontline services
that the outlet provides. The survey was
conducted last February 1-5, 2016 with
a total of 100 respondents surveyed per
day in the different service areas. Survey
questionnaires were collected during the
peak hours from 9:00AM to 11:00AM,
1:00PM from to 2:00PM, and from 3:00PM
to 4:00PM.
The client satisfaction survey result
for the rst quarter showed a positive
outcome, where 67.4 percent of the
clients were satised with the services
rendered to them. The survey covers four
categories which are Service, Employee,
Procedures/Posters, and Area/Facilities.
On Service delivery, the promptness
or queuing time and understanding of
clients service needs are rated. On the
Employee, the grooming or neatness
of the employee, courteousness, and
knowledge are assessed. On the posters
or procedural materials, the clarity of
information and instructions presented
are considered. On the other hand,
the cleanliness, safety, ventilation, and
comfort of the area, restrooms, and the
facilities such as availability of chairs to
accommodate clients are rated.
The survey results showed that the
Procedures/Posters category got the
highest satisfaction rate of 88.8 percent
from the clients. This was followed by
the Employee category which was rated
at 88.2 percent. Area/Facilities category
registered at 73.8 percent rating while
Service had a score of 72.6 percent. On
queuing time, clients who were served
within two hours target time was at 82.2
percent.
The most requested document at the
Census Serbilis Center was the Certicate
of Live Birth, followed by the Certicate
of Marriage and the Certicate of No
Marriage Record. The least requested
document was the Certicate of Death.
The next quarters’ client/customer
satisfaction surveys are scheduled on the
months of May, August and November for
the second, third and fourth quarters. -
JRB/JAA
Census Serbilis Center - Baguio maintains
client satisfactory service delivery
People have various purposes in
requesting civil registry documents at
the Census Serbilis Center. The main
reasons for the request of documents
were for securing passports (24.60%),
followed by local employment (22%) and
for compliance to school requirements
(16.90%). Other purposes identied
include: for securing driver’s license, for
general purposes, for ling of PhilHealth
applications or claims, and for compliance
to PNP requirements.
Of those requesting civil registry
documents, 73.20 percent were from
the Cordillera Administrative Region. A
percentage of 71.80 had College degree
or higher education and 62.40 percent
were unemployed. Females comprise
65.00 percent of the clients. The age
brackets of clients mostly serviced at the
outlet which registered at 66.80 percent
belong to ages 20 to 34 years old. - JRB
Securing of passports and local
employment, top clients’ reasons in
getting civil registry documents
Percentage Distribution of Purpose of
Securing Civil Registry Documents
Purpose %
For Passport 24.60
For Local Employment 22.00
For School Requirement 16.90
For Embassy 7.90
For Marriage 7.50
For GSIS/SSS 6.20
For PRC Requirement 2.40
For BIR/Income Tax 2.30
For Baptism 0.04
For Other Purposes 10.10
• 2nd Quarter Survey on Agricultural Statistics
Crops Production Survey (CrPS)
Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS)
Municipal Aquaculture/Inland Fisheries Survey
Backyard/Commercial Livestock & Poultry Survey (BLPS/CLPS)
Farm Price Aggregation Survey (FPAS)
• Labor Force Survey
• Capability Building Training for Staff (In Design and CS Pro)
• RA 9255 (An act allowing illegitimate children to use the surname of their father,
amending for the purpose article 176 of executive order no. 209, otherwise
known as the “Family Code if the Philippines”) Training - Luzon Group
• Director’s Conference (June)
• 2nd Quarter RSC Meeting (May 13, 2016)
PSA-CAR
upcoming
activities
The Philippine Statistics Authority
– Cordillera Regional Director Villafe
Alibuyog together with OIC Chief of the
Statistical Oprations and Coordination
Division (SOCD) Aldrin Federico Bahit
Jr., Stat I Betina Joy Villanueva and Stat I
Warren Mamanteo, and the regional staff
of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau
(MGB) – CAR and the National Economic
and Development Authority (NEDA) –
CAR gained rst hand knowledge on the
accounting of mineral resources through
the lectures delivered by Mr. Reynaldo
F. Fulleros, the Team Leader of the
Philippine Wealth Accounting and the
Valuation of Ecosystem Services (Phil-
WAVES).
The Phil-WAVES is a global
partnership project spearheaded by the
Philippine Statistics Authority through
technical and nancial assistance
grant from the World Bank.
The project aims to promote
sustainable development where
wealth accounting focusing on
natural resources is mainstreamed
into development planning and
policy analysis. Its key objective is to
generate data and indicators relevant
for development planning and policy
analysis on the sustainable use of
key natural resources while supporting
the Systems of Economic-Environmental
Accounting (SEEA) 2012 framework.
Meanwhile, the institutionalization of
the SEEA 2012 framework ensures
the establishment and periodic data
generation and dissemination of results
of the natural resource accounts (NCA)
and ecosystems accounts in the region.
Through the project, a timely statistical
data on mineral resource accounts in
CAR will be institutionalized.
The participants were also oriented on
basic metallurgical engineering such as
metallurgy, mineral and ore processing
by Engr. Juancho Pablo S. Calvez, Chief
of the Metallurgical Technology Division,
MGB Central Ofce. The reporting ow of
mining companies in the Cordillera was
discussed by Economist II Ms. Vivian T.
Romero of MGB-CAR.
A visit to the underground tunnels
of Philex Mines Corporation located
at Padcal, Tuba, Benguet gave the
participants with a brief underground
mining experience, and an appreciation
of the operations and processes involved
in extracting mineral resources and how
these are accounted for by the company.
The Philex Mines Operations Department
also informed the government agencies
about the environmental and community
relation programs that the mining
company is implementing as its corporate
social responsibility. -
JRB
PSA-CAR joins Phil-WAVES World Bank Project Lecture
Revitalized CAR statistical development and
coordination with RSC’s additional members
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January - March 2016
This year, the Philippine Statistics
Authority expects a revitalized statistics
coordination and development in the
Cordillera region through the additional
memberships to the Regional Statistics
Committee (RSC) – CAR of the local
Planning and Development Coordinators
of Baguio City and the six CAR provinces
namely, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao,
Kalinga and Mt. Province, the State
Universities (SUCs) - Benguet State
University (BSU) and the University
of the Philippines Baguio - Cordillera
Studies Center (UP-CSC), the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau (MGB-CAR) and
the Philippine Economic Zone Authority
(PEZA).
The RSC-CAR is chaired by NEDA-
CAR Regional Director Milagros Rimando
with PSA-CAR Regional Dir. Villafe
Alibuyog as Vice-Chair, and Mr. Aldrin
Federico Bahit Jr., PSA-CAR OIC-SOCD
as Head of the RSC Secretariat. The
committee members are the Regional
Staff and Division Heads of BSP, CHED,
DENR, DILG, DBM, DA, DepEd, DOH,
DOT, DOLE, DTI, MGB, PEZA, PopCoM,
TESDA, 7 C/PPDCs, BSU and UP-CSC.
During the rst quarter meeting of
the committee held last March 21, 2016
at the RDC Conference Hall, NEDA-
CAR Ofce, Botanical Garden Baguio
City, four resolutions that aim to
strengthen the regional and local
statistical development activities of
partner agencies, local government
units, and private sectors in CAR
were unanimously approved and
adopted. These are: RSC Resolution
No.1 Re: 2016 Development Agenda
of RSC-CAR, RSC Resolution No.
2 Re: Additional Membership of the
Committee, RSC Resolution No. 3
Re: Inviting All Public and Private
Agencies to Support and Actively
Participate in the 27th National
Statistics Month (NSM) Celebration
and the 13th National Convention on
Statistics (NCS) in October 2016, and
RSC Resolution No. 4 - Creation of
Technical Working Group (TWG) for
27th NSM and 13th NCS.
The RSC and the NSM -TWG
are working on for a region-wide
coordinated celebration of the
27th National Statistics Month on
October. Representatives from the
the agencies and SUCs also signied
their interests to attend the 13th
National Convention on Statistics this
coming October 3-4, 2016. - JRB
RSC-CAR Chairperson Dir. Rimando of NEDA-
CAR (left) presides over the RSC Meeting with RSC
Vice Chair Dir. Alibuyog last March 21, 2016. - BYM
Mr. Bahit, Ms. Villanueva and PSA-CO staff tour the
underground mines tunnel of Philex Mines. - BYM
RSC members and the Secretariat pose for a photo
after the RSC meeting. -
BYM
Philex Mines representative orients participants
on mining operations. - BYM
